Perfect. As a runner who does not have a typical runner's body i.e., I'm 5'4ish and 155 pounds. I have a lot of trouble finding
shorts that are comfortable and don't ride up. Actually, I'd never found another pair until I found these. For me, these fit slightly below the waist (not truly low-rise, but not at the waist either), and the legs are indeed pretty loose, as another reviewer mentioned. For me, as someone who has fairly large thighs and who wants
shorts to stay down when I'm
running, this is a good thing. The lack of that extra space is exactly why I hate other
shorts. The large fits me perfectly, and now it's either these
shorts or long compression
shorts for any warm-weather athletic activity. I've tried to find other
brands that match up to these, but I haven't found anything as good after 4-5 years of searching. I highly recommend them if you are a curvy runner who has a lot of trouble with
shorts riding up: while they still do it a little bit every once in a while, it's enormously better compared to any other non-compression
shorts. (If you really want
shorts not to ride up, get some 5 or 7 compression
shorts, but these are a lot more attractive than those, and arguably more comfortable.) I also have a zillion pairs of these just for lounging around.